Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in northern India. It comprises two major regions: Jammu and the Kashmir Valley. A third region, Ladakh, along with Jammu and Kashmir, was a part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir until 2019. After the abrogation of Article 370, the state was broken into two: Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The region is known for breathtaking landscapes with a history going back to the Indus Valley Civilization, with evidence of various empires — Gandhara, Mauryan, Kushan, Gupta, Mughal, and Dogra — ruling the area.
The region has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan since its 1947 accession to India. The two countries fought a war that resulted in the establishment of the Line of Control (LoC) and divided the region into Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Both Pakistan and China claim portions of Indian-administered Kashmir and Ladakh regions. It has been marred with violent incidents of militancy, which gained momentum in the 1980s and 1990s. The situation, fuelled by various grievances including political alienation, human rights abuses, and economic disparities, has resulted in prolonged conflict and counterinsurgency operations by security forces.
Indian TV media is all about a circus or like a WWF match meant to arouse the base instincts of a human with same characters howling and shouting from one studio to another. I wonder if they will come of age ever.
They are making the Kashmir issue more complicated. More than Dialogue with Pakistan, Dialogue between three regions is more important before peace is restored notwithstanding the dominance of valley over the others – dialogue is necessary for equitable relationship between various regions. BJP-PDP government provided this opportunity but has ended in shouting match.
Very appropriate and ponderable contents on which our leadership and media needs to act.